Know The New ‘Family Glitch Rules: Wealth Advisor

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• The new rules apply to families who cannot purchase family coverage from an employer
• Employees can get subsidized family coverage through HealthCare.gov or state exchange programs.
• This rule will come into effect from January 1, 2023

Farron Dawes says all financial professionals, including life insurance agents and wealth advisors, should talk to clients about the federal Affordable Care Act's "family hardship" health insurance regulations.

Beginning January 1, 2023, HealthCare.gov and other ACA exchange programs, such as Cover California and Your Health Idaho, will consider the protection needs of workers' families, not just their families, when making employer decisions. Group coverage is available to employees and can use the employee-subsidized ACA premium tax credit for health insurance purchased through the exchange.

For some clients, such as those you help on a pro-bono basis with relatively low incomes, or some of the client's children or other family members, the new rules may expand access to subsidized individual or family health insurance.

New regulations for business customers may affect group health insurance rates and communication efforts.

Dawgs, CFP, is the founder and CEO of Harrison Wallace Financial Group, a wealth management firm in Libertyville, Illinois.

He responded via email to questions about how he handled the new ACA's exchange program subsidy access rules and how he thinks his colleagues should handle the changes.

Answers to these interview questions are fixed.

Thinker Have you ever had a client affected by the ACA's "family problem"?

Lighthouse Dog I am passing a nephew and his family. Before having children, she and her husband both worked and signed up for his company's health insurance.

She works for a large company and the premiums are very affordable for her, and she has her own coverage with her husband's company.

When they have children, she stays home with the children and they have to follow her husband's corporate family plan.

Premiums for family plans are very high. So now not only is the family's income down, but the expenses for two children have gone up, and the health insurance costs are about three times what they were paying before the family started.

Do you think the new family law will take effect on January 1, 2023, or do you expect a slow implementation?

At first glance, the "merger" is immediately visible. However, I foresee implementation issues: notifying employers of these changes and how to modify their cafeteria plans to accommodate these changes, what is used to calculate "family income," and who can assist an employee. Determine grant eligibility?

These and potential "exceptions" always come up when new laws are enacted.

If the rule comes into force from 1st January, how will the implementation be? Want to see more connection issues?

Yes, I was expecting connection problems.

Small and medium-sized business owners wear many hats in their daily operations. When it comes to benefits, it's hard to keep track of all the new rules.

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